Azo dyestuffs



Patented Jan. 20, 1942 :4; v

lihtxschmidlzltiehen, near Basel, Switzerland, assignor to the firm SocietyofGhemicalilndustry in Basle, Basel, Switzerland No prawing, Application February 19,3134; Se.- rial No. 319,809. In Switzerland fletober; 3;

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This application is a. continuation-impart otz chlorbenzene; t-hydroxy-z amino 4 -nitrobenmy application for patent Serial No. 166,921, filed zen'e 6- sulf onic' acid, I-hydroiry-2-amino-6- in U. S. A'Jon'September 27,,193'T;-and in Switzerr nitrob'enzene-4 sulfonie, acid, I l-hydroxy-zlandonOctober'fii; I936. aminobven ene f-sulfamide 1-'-hydr0xy-2-am ino- According to this invention valuable azo-dyenaphthalene=4:8 -disuifonic; acid, 2-hydroxy-1 stuffs are'obtained by causing a diazo-compound aminoenaphthalene jt-sulfonic" acid, 2-hyd'roxyof the benzene and naphthalene series which I'-amino-6-nitronaphthalene; 4'-.sulfonic acid', contains in ortho-position to the diazotgroup a l aniir obenzen eia-carboxylie acid, l-amino-isubstituentwhich is capableobiormihg stable chlorbenzene-Z- carboxylic; acid, I-amino-eilakes with the azo-group'dmmed,"such as an 10 nitrobnzene-Z-carbo'xylic. acid, I-amino-if-benortho-hydroxy or ortho-carboxy diazo compound zoyl'aminoJ-carboxylic; H acid, 4-amino-3-car to react with a 1-aryl-5-pyrazo1one whichgitself boxylic=azobenzene 4" sulionic' acid, aminosulfois obtainable by condensation of a p-carbonylbenzoicacid (NHiz'l, QOOH'EZ, 803K345, carboxylic acid ester with a hydrazine; of the 2-aminonaphth'aleneeii-carboxylic acid, and" so general formula on.

whichcan be used for the synthesis of the parent NE NH Among. the: p carbonylecarboxylic acid: esters: t available" forprepar gs' the l-aryl-i-pyrazolones 7 01B som a V dyestufis there may be named formyl acetic acid in which'zrrepresents a C ='CH-r uper a e ters, furthermore peketo-carboxylic acidresters,

andf I represents a group SLl'Ch 31S ethyl' acetQ}- a;(etate,, acetate, which is f rmed by reduction f a niglv-mgmup ethylbenzoylacetate, terephthaloyldi-acetic acid in combination with a condensation, such as an yl ester, and Soon. Among the hydrazmes or azuxylgmup or an amino grbfi p which likewise are used for preparing the l-arylstituted by theiresidue rotan organiaiacidc The -Pyraao1ones used for the synthesis of the, new azo-dyestufis thus obtainedare distinguished Parent dyestuffs t re ma b namedflsuch by their aflinity for vegetable fibres, such as cot- Productss? ton, flax, ramie, and for fibres of regenerated E HO cellulose, such as rayons, for example viscose rayon or cuprammonium rayon and by the capa- S OH bility of the dyeings thus obtained being aftertreated with agents yielding metal, whereby their fastness properties, particularly their fastness to light and in certain cases also their Iastness to washing may be improved considerably. Among the ortho-hydroxy and ortho-carboxydiazo compounds which come into consideration for the preparation of the azo-dyestufis forming the parent materials of the invention there may be named quite generally those derivedfiiroinfl ortho-aminophenols or ortho-aminonaphthols or from ortho-aminocarboxylic acids of the benzene run-NnQ-orgcn sou:

NHaNHQCH=CH-ONC I sour 1 8013 or naphthalene series, for example 1-hydroxy-2- Quite generally, however, it is more advantageous aminobenzene, 1-hydroxy-2-amino-4-chlorbenfirst to combine the itrohydrazine or the aminozene, 1-hydroxy-2-amino-4-nitrobenzene, I-hyhydrazin with one of the aforesaid p-carbonyldIOXy-Z-amirm '5':nitmhenzene -r-hydro gy g- -"carboxylicacid, esfiers and then to conduct the amino-4:G dinitrO-benZen:*"Fhydroigy z aniino reductiowo'f the nitrosgroup in; combination with 5-nitro-6-ch1orbefi'zene, l-hydroiiy 2-a'lmino-f4- """a 'condens'ation reaction.

methyl-benzene, 1-hydroxy-2-amino-4-nitrQ-G- This ope atiiin may consist in complete reduction of the" nitrfi I psi-Itchf pyrazm lone derivatives are, for example halogen compound which converts the NHz-group I into a {gro'upto the NHz-g'roup and combination with a condensation; subsequent condensation, for example with a CH=OH N02 16, and b stands for an organic residue of the. aliphatic, aromatic, cycloalip'haticj heterocyclic araliphatic series and so onf' Such products con stitut acyl derivatives or the amidines which CH =CH chemically are closely related thereto. As is the zintroduction of such residues into, intermediate products or ;.dyestufis, increase the .-'Such residues can be introduced byacy1ation, fcr example by treatchloride, sphenylacetyl chloride, 'cinnan1 yl chloiide'Qjsuccinyl chloride, butyryl' chloride, lhexahydrobenzoyl chloride,

carboxylic facid chloride, benzimino ether, by treatment with phosgenefor thiophosgene or chloride, cyanuric acid bromide, tribromopyrimimethylpyridine, dichloro- Particularly valuable products result when the :1: condensation is conducted in;such a manner that thejresiduef b is so constituted that. it contains an azochromophore ,or .is' adapted", to couple with diazo ,.compounds to produce az-o-dyestufis.

by treatment with hetero'cylic products of the nature of amidin' halides/such as cyanuric acid There are thus obtained '1-aryl-5-pyrazolones in whichthe arylresidu'ehasthe general "formula:

iii which yistands for a -CH=CH or a 40 -CH2CH2group and 2 stands ior a group' which is formed by reductionofa nitro-group in 41 n n 4 H H a n m m 1 m 0 N N N CH0: NM n CICIIC H a a From a comparison of the pyrazolone nuclei of the products of the Formulae 1-7 with those of the products resulting from the reduction of a nitro-group together withga condensationshown in Formulae 5-20, all of which are given by way of example, it is evident how numerous are the intermediate products for making the azo-dyestuffs forming the invention; regard must further be had to the fact that the aryl residue ob the pyrazolones may belong either to the stilbene 10 or to the dibenzyl series. It is also possible first to convert the 1-aryl-5-pyrazolones from the I aforesaid nitroor amino-hydrazines by coupling with one of the diazo compounds already referred to into azo dyestuffs of the general formula: 15

in which R stands for an aromatic nucleus of the benzene or naphthalene series, :1: stands for an OH or a COOH-group which stands in 25 ortho-position to the N=N-group, 1; stands, for instance, for hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, COOI-I or COOR' (R'=alkyl), y for a CH=CH- or a CHzCHzgroup, and z for a N02 or NH2- group, and then to proceed with the conversion of the nitro-. or amino-group.

ooonl The combination of the aforesaid" coupling components and diazotized ortho-hydroxylated or ortho-carboxylated. diazo'tiz'ation components to produceazo dyes'tuffs proceeds, as is usual for pyrazolonesin an acidor an alkaline.- medium.

As will be"apparent from the foregoing formulae of the coupling components, besides theformation of the pyrazolone-azo-dyestuif a further azo-dyestufiformation mayoccur, for example with thefresidueofone of'the aminophenolor ,amino-hydroxynaphthalene -derivatives, named (see for instance Formulae-13 and 20) In'this case it is possible to prepare as may be desired mixed dyestuffs in respect of the diazotization components, since, apart from the different coupling powers of the diazo components, the

coupling'powers of the various residues of the coupling components are also different. Thus, quite general y the diazotized ortho-aminocarboxylic acids'c'ouple more easily than the diazotized ortho-amino-hydroxy compounds and the pyrazolones more easily than the l-hydroxynaphthalene-3-sulfonic acid residues. Thus, by combining l mol of diazotized l amino-benzene- Z-carboxylic acid in an acetic acid medium with 1 mol of th compound of theFormula 19, and

then combining the mono-azo-dyestufl further in an alkaline medium with 1 mol of diazotized 1-hydroxy-2-aminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid, there is produced a dyestufi of the formula:

The new azo-dyestuffs have for instance the following formulas:

OaH

Reference must also be made to the further possibilities afiorded by the diazo components hereinb'eforementioned andthe formulae of the coupling components given by way of example.

The dyestufis of the present invention are accordingly'azo-dyestuffs of the general formula I OsH 05 11 I in which :1: stands for a substituent in orthoposition to the N=N- group whichis capable of forming complex compounds with metals; Py stands for the residue of a S-pyrazolone which is combined in l-position with the residue SOsH SOxH and in i-position with the azo-residue, y for a CH=CH or a CH2-CHz-group and z for the conversion product of a nitro-group,,

The characteristic properties of jthe new dyestuffs are conditioned by the grouping S 0:11 S 03H which in particular is responsible for the shade )QfEFQ QNeNQO it CH5 2 I in the form of the neutral sodium salt are dissolved in about 300 parts of Water, and at 0-5 C, the solution is introduced into an aqueous .suspensionof(18.4 parts of cyanuric chloride.

When condensation is finishedthere is introduced into "the ,.mixture a solution of the sodium com- Kpound from 25.1 part s'of4' amino-4 hydroxyazobenzene fl' carboxylic acid "in about 100 parts of water. The whole is heated at 55 C. and the liberated acid is neutralized by theaddition of sodium bicarbonate} When condensation is finished the reaction product is salted out and filtered with suction. The dyestufi of the formula of the dyestufis, their affinity for vegetable fibres, and the high fastness to light of the dyeings aftertreated withmetal, as will be evidentfroma comparison of the properties'of theindividual'products described in'the examples which-follow,"

When prepared in substance the new products constitute in the dry state yellow to brown or;

blackish powders which are soluble in water to yellow to orange, brown, greenish. olive and blackish solutions from which they are adsorbed by cellulose fibresfyielding dyeingsbfsimilar shades if after-treated with agents yielding,

meta1,.which are distinguished by their excellent can be converted on the fibre intoi-a metal compound; the cqpperconipound thus formed fdyefs cotton or viscose rayon, for example, fast yellow shades.

The third chlorine atom of the cyanuric ring may also be exchanged. For this purpose 'the freshly i filtereddyestuffiis dissolved" in about 800 parts of water and the solution is boiled for about 1 hour with 9.3 parts of aniline for replacing the remaining chlorine atom of the cyanuric residue.

; The excess of aniline is then expelled by steam w distillation, ,the solution is filtered and the dyestuff is salted-out, filtered with suction :and

dried. The dyestufi so obtained dyes cotton properties hereinbefore referred to. Details in powerful yellow shades.

This dyestufi has presumably the formula The analogous dyestufiinwhichthe CH=CH-- H j V p g-1:1" group is merely replaced by a CHs-CHr-gmup 3'-carboxylic acid in 400parts of water'containhas similar properties. 5 ing 30 parts of sodium carbonate until almost Fast yellow shades are obtained by first dyeing no free-amino-group is present, is a dyestufi the fibre with the dyestufi of the first paragraph whose: tints are very similar to those obtained of this example in the manner usual for direct with the corresponding above-described dyestuff dyestufis and then after-coppering the dyeing containing the cyanuric ring. or after-treating it with a nickel salt in known The replacement of l-aminobenzene-z-carmanner. By means of iron salts there are obboxylic acid by an ortho-aminophenol or an tained dull yellow shades, by treatment with ortho-aminonaphthol in the synthesis of such cobalt salts yellow shades, with chromium salts dyestuifs leads to compounds which dy'ebrown somewhat greenish-yellow shades and with manshades; This is the case, for example, with the ganese salts yellow shades are obtained. 1 dyestufis of the general formulae 1 soar N=N c"-c l g 0011 H v a H V v 7 The similarly constituted dyestufl' of the formula p v N CH=CH NCN-C N=N OH l Q 0| 3 a N=N -c a. He H g on; sea a coon h H 1 v OOH V p i which is obtained as chief product if phosgene is in which a: stands for instance, for run into a solution of parts of the azo-dyestuff N of the formula 60 I I and \fi H g n 1 N N 1!;

N CG=GH NH: a I

n on 0.11

Finally; the flrst phase of thislexa nple 00H the primary condensation product of the forand 26 parts of 4-amino-4'-hydroxyazobenzenemula 7' c v s f3. '1 r I c=N" COOH a: l )Q N=N-- --C Y 1 gj H: I.

agmgrvs Emanizple I The primary condensation product-"prepared according to the first paragraph of [Example 1 from 1 equivalent proportion of the dyestuff from l0 diazotized 1-aminobenzene-2-carboxylic' acid"and the 1-aryl-5-pyrazolone of the formula 3:

and one equivalent proportion of cyanuric chlo- 20 .ride 'is condensed inan analogousmanner' with 27 .7 parts of 4-amino-azobenzene-4"-sulfonic acid and 9.3 partsof aniline .or 10.? parts of monomethylaniline or para-toluidine. There obtained a yellow dyestuff, which dyes-cotton fast shades and can be converted on the fibre into a; complex copper compoundi in thei manner already described; The replacement offthe 4- ammo-azobenzene-4'-sulfonic acid by the amdyestu'ff from diazotized Z-amino-naphthalene- 4:8-disulfonic acid and meta-toluidine followed 50 by diazotization and coupling with a further molecule of meta-toluidine leads to a product which constitutes a browner dyestuif, which corresponds for example to the following formula SOzH are dis solvd parts o f water togetherwith 1311 6 fill-Entity 0? sodium Ca-I-bbnfit required for forming the disodium salt and torthe solution is added a solution of the sodium. saltfrom 23.9

parts of 2 amino-5,-'hydroxynaphthalene-7+sul '[f'onic acid; The mixture is heatedto IO-59 and'fbiifiverted into the'iiiixed urea bythe. intro duction of phosgene; U

71.6 parts of the urea thus prepared are dissolved in the form of the sodium salt in 300 parts of water, 13.6 parts I of sodium acetate are added ai'idtl'ie'soliition is coupled with a diazo solut'ic'm from 13.7 parts" "of '1 aminobenzenei carboxylic acid; fT'hen there are; added an aqueous solution 15 of llparts of'sodiu'm carbonate and a dia'zosolu tion-from further 1357 parts of l-aminobenZene+ 2-carboxylic acid. When coupling is finished; the dyestufi is "salted out, filtered 'with'suction and dried. It is a yellow-brown powderiwhichdye s cotton yellow-brown shades. Z By converting the 'd'yestuff on thefibre into a copper or nickel com} pound'there', are obtained yellow brownsha'des of excellent fastness tolight. The dyestufi corresponds to the formula: j

Emamplee 1 7 1.6 parts of the rnixed'ureaof the formula obtainable as described in the first paragraph of Example 3 are dissolved in the form of the sodium salt in about 300 parts of water, and after addition of sodium acetate the solution is combined with :a diazo solution from 13.7 parts of 1- aminobenzene=2=carboxylic acid. When formation of the mono-azodyestufi: is finished, there are added an; aqueous solution of 11 parts of of anon m'etallized dyestufi p l 55 H V, g N sou:

I CH=CH III-(I3 -r r N= n H N N H N N s .souit S OaH F H -T 3: Coop; g om Exampleld sodium carbonate and thenslowly a diazo so- 1 45.1 parts of the 3-methyl5pyrazoloneof the formula e Hz .0

lution from 18.91 parts of 2-amino-l-hydr0xybenzenel-sulfonic' acid. When coupling toa diazo dyestufi is finished, the dyestuff'is isolated as usual. By treating on the fibe'r'a' dyeing of this dyestuff with an agent yieldingmetal, for example with a salt of copper or nickel, metallife'rous dyestuffs areobtained which dye vegetable fibres fast shades which areyellowbrown in the case of the copper compound and orange-brown in the case of ,the nickekcompound. The dyestufi corresponds to the formula tom 7 coon,

If the 3-methyl-5-pyrazolone of the stilbene series used as parent material in thefirst paragraph of this example is replaced by a corresponding 3-aryl-pyrazolone or 3-carboxy-pyrazolone or bycorresponding 5-pyrazolones of the ,dibenzyl series, or if, furthermore, the 2-amino- 5-hydroxynaphthalene-'7-sulfonic acid used for the urea formation is replaced by another aminonaphthol, for example 2 am'ino-8-hydr'oxynaphthalene -6-sulfonic acid or 1-amino-.8-hydroxynaphthalene-3:6-disulfonic acid, and having regard to the substituted ortho-carboxylated or The possibility of preparing numerous different dyestuffs is still further extended, since it is proved that, according to the sequence in which the various diazo compounds are used, there are t l I: g Y 0,11

in" [a or of the formula in the form'of the neutral sodium saltare condensed in known manner with 48.4 parts of cyanuric chloride and the primary condensation product is combined with a solution containing 23.9 parts of 2-amino-5-hydroxynaphthalene-7- sulfonic acid in theform of the sodium salt at 40-50 C. whilst neutralizing the acid liberated in the condensation by means of sodium carbonate. For exchanging the remaining chlorine atom of the cyanuric ring the secondary condensation product ,is treated in known manner with 9.3 parts of aniline or with 1017 parts of meta-toluidine. After the excess of primary amine has been expelled by steam distillation, the finished condensation product is salted out with common salt, filtered with suction and dried.

42.5 parts of a ternary condensation product thus obtained having the formula or of the formula obtained, even from otherwise the same parent materials, dyestuffs which indeed have similar dyeing properties but nevertheless exhibit appreciable variations.

Example 5 45.1 parts offthe 3-methyl-5-pyrazol0ne of "the formula s 03H s on:

are dissolved in 200 parts of water with additio of sodium carbonate in the quantity required for forming the neutral sodium salt and the solution is then mixedwith the diazo solution from 13.7 parts of l-amino-benzene-2-carboxylic acid with the addition of dilute ammonia. There is thus formed a"diazo-dyestufi which, WhenJiSO- lated in known manner, dyes cotton in shades which, by after-coppering, become fast brown. If in the preparation of the intermediate product for this-dyestufi according to the first paragraph of this example the.23.9 parts of 2-amino- 5-hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid. are. replaced by a'like quantity-of 2-amino-8-hydroxynaphthalenel-fi-sulfonic acid there is obtained a dyestufi dyeing similar shades, whilst replacement of the 2amino-5-hydroxynaphthalene-7- sulfonic acid by 31.9 parts of 1-amino-8-hydroxythe filtered dyestuff is dried. The product dyes cotton yellow-brown shades.

A dyestufi giving dyeings which, when aftercoppered, are yellowish-brown, is likewise 0bnaphthalene-3zfi-disulfonic acid leads to a prod- 5 tained by combining 42.9 parts of the condensauct which dyes appreciably deeper and redder tion product of the first paragraph of this ex shades. The formula of the dyestufi correspondample with the diazo compound from 22.3 parts ing to the last named product is the following:

CH: 2: SOaH l /N CH=CH N-(|J/ 1 N= -c A H N N H I II $0115! 0311 110 H 0 0 COOH Deep brown are for example the after-coppered dyeings of the azo-dyestuff of the formula s-t l H O OH Azo-dyestufis which dye yellow-shades can be obtained by replacing in the preparation of the intermediate product the 2-amino-5-hydroxynaphthalene-7-su1fonic acid by 1-amino-3-hydroxynapl'i'thalene, 1-(4'-amin0phenyl)-3-methy1-5-pyrazolone, 1- (3-aminophenyl) -3-carboxy- 5-pyrazolone, para-amino-aceto-acetic anilide and so on. The formula of such a dyestufi is for example:

42.9 parts of the ternary condensation product of the first paragraph of Example 5 are dissolved to a neutral solution which is mixed with a diazo solution from 6.9 parts of l-aminobenzene-2-carboxylic acid to which sodium acetate has been added. The whole is stirred until the diazo compound has disappeared and is then rendered alkaline and mixed with the diazo compound from 9.4 parts of l-hydroxy-2-aminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid. After this diazo compound has also disappeared, the whole is filtered and S 0311 N-O C-N il tt 0 HI I S 0:11

of 2-amino-4-chloro-1-hydroxybenzene-6-sulfonic acid. j

Further dyestufis giving dyeings which, when after-coppered, are brown, are obtained by combining 1 mol of the aforesaid ternary condensation productlin difierent orders of succession with 1 mol of a diazotized l-aminobenzene-Z-carboxylic acid, 1 mol of an ortho-hydroxy-diazo com pound, for example 1-hydroxy-2 aminol-nitro- The formulae of th'ese dyestuffs may, for exgroup in ortho-position to' the N=N- group,

ample, be: Py stands for the radical of a 5-pyrazolon'e which on, cm

I 303K 503B SOaH son I 00011 I l I no I /N CH=CH N(|J/ fi NO-CH=CH N\ I N=No-c HG N CCN=N I II II I o H CE:

I HOrS I s our s on; C=N coon /N OH=CH sour N= -co I ll N=N No: K 0

What I claim is: is combined in i-position with the azo group and 1. The azo-dyestufis having in the free state in l-position with the radical the general formula I I T -CH=CHC N-:IN-R1N=NRI RN=NPy u- N-v-N-R1N= -Rz I SOaH SOsH SOzH SQaH wherein the symbols R1 and R2 represent aromatic nuclei selected from the group consisting of the benzene and naphthalene series, v standing for a member of the group consisting of in which R stands for a nucleus of the group consisting of aromatic nuclei of the benzene and naphthalene series, :2: stands for a lake-forming group in ortho-position to the -N=N-- group,Py

stands for the radical of a 5-pyrazolone which is combined in l-posltion with the radical o T and the radical of a heterocyclic six-membered ring system, whose heterocyclic six-membered H H ring consists of carbon and nitrogen of which at 9 least 3 and at the most 4 are carbon atoms and and in 4-position ith th ago-group, y ta d at least 2 and at the most 3 are nitrogen atoms, for a connecting link of the group consisting of the '-CH=CH and -CH2CH2-, wherein the groups symbols R1 and R2 represent aromatic nuclei selected from the group consisting of aromatic nuclei of the benzene and naphthalene series, be1ng1mked to the carbon atom Q the v standing for a member of the group consisting N- of C=O and the radical of a heterocyclic six-' groupings membered ring system, whose heterocyclic sixmembered riflg consists of Qarbon and nitrogen of the heterocyclic ring, which products form atoms of Whlch at least 3 and at the most 4 are yellow to brown powders, dissolve in water to carbon atoms and at least 2 and at the most 3 are yellow to orange, brown and olive solutions and nitrogen atoms, the dye cotton yellow to orange, brown and olive tints N- groups which become faster, particularly faster to light, by after-coppering.

3. The azo-dyestufis having in the free state being linked to the carbon atoms of the the general formula --(l3=N groupings z I of the heterocyclic ring, which products form yel- 6O 'E: I I low to brown powders, dissolve in water to yellow H H to orange, brown and olive solutions, and dye cotin which R1 stands for a nucleus of the group ton yellow to orange, brown and olive tints which consistm g of nuclei of the benzene and naphthabecome t partmulafly faster to hght by (35 lene series, :1: stands for a lake-forming group in aftzer-coppermg. t h f ortho-position to the N=N group, Py stands The azo'dyes ufis correspon mg m t e ree for the radical of a 5-pyrazo1one which is com- State to the general formula bined in l-position with the radical l tN=NPy- :P-CH=CHQN-vNRr-N=N-R: S0313: SOzH S OzH sort! in which R stands for a nucleus of the group conand in 4-position with the azo-group, y stands sisting of aromatic nuclei of the benzene and for a connecting link of the group consisting of naphthalene series, :r stands for a lake-forming --CH=CH- and --CH2-CH2, and R2 and R:

stand for nuclei selected from the group oonsistand in -position with the azo group and R2 and ing of aromatic nuclei of the benzene and naph- R3 stand for nuclei selected from the group conthalene series, which products form yellow to sisting of the benzene and naphthalene series, brown powders, dissolve in water to yellow to orwhich products form yellow to brown powders,

ange, brown and olive solutions, and dye cotton 5 dissolve in water to yellow to orange, brown and yellow to orange, brown and olive tints, which olive solutions, and dye cotton yellow to orange, become faster, particularly faster to light, by brown and olive tints, which become faster, parafter coppering. ticularly faster to light, by after-ooppering.

4. The azo-dyestuffs corresponding in the free 6. The azo-dyestufis having. in the free state state to the general formula the general formula SOaH SOaH O 033 H o H in which R stands for a nucleus of the group consisting of aromatic nuclei of the benzene and naphthalene series, :2: stands for a lake-forming group in ortho-position to the N=N group, Py stands for the radical of a 5-pyrazolone which is combined in l-position with the radical in which R1 stands for a nucleus of the benzene series, a: stands for a lake-forming group in orthoposition to the N=N-- group, Py stands for the radical of a 5-pyrazolone which is combined in 1- o SOsH OSH and in 4-position with the azo-group, wherein S033 S the symbols R1 and R2 represent aromatic nuclei selected from the group consisting of the benzene and naphthalene series which products form yellow to brown powders, dissolve in water to yellow to orange, brown and olive solutions, and dye cotton yellow to orange, brown and olive tints which become a particularly faster to light, y thalene series, which products form yellow to aft-er-co ppering. brown products, dissolve in water to yellow to 5. The my uffs having in the free state orange, brown and olive solutions, and dye cotton and in -position with the azo-group, ,1 stands for a connecting link of the group consisting of --CH=CH and -CH2CH2-, and R2 and R3 stand for nucleiselected from the group consisting of aromatic nuclei of the benzene and naphthe general formula yellow to orange, brown and olive tints, which ,I, become faster, particularly faster to light, by

after-copperin RN=\IP oH=on N-C-N-R N=NR e 1 i Y Q N T 3 7. The azo-dyestufi having in the free state soln 50311 H 0 H 40 the formula (IIH: C=N

H O H I n so H o :11 A0311 N N I which yields on the vegetable fiber yellow-brown 1n wlnch R1 stands for a nucleus of the group tints which become faster, particularly faster to consisting of nuclei of the benzene and naphth'alight, by after-coppering. lene series, 0: stands for a lake-forming group in 8. The azo-dyestuff having in the free state ortho position to the N=N group, Py stands the formula CH: I

for the radical of a S-pyrazolone which is comwhich product dyes cotton brown tints which bebined in l-position with the radical come faster, particularly faster to light, by aftercoppering. CH=CH MAX SCHMID. 03H 

